PERSONAL ITEMS
Information has been received by Mr. H. Morris, Newton, Auckland, from the Minister of Defence, that his son, Private Charles Morris, has been awarded the Military: Modal for gallantry on tho field of action, and was decorated by Genoral Melville.
Major-General Featherstone, Colonel T. G. Wilson, and Lieutonant-Oolonel A. J. Wilson, of tho Australian Forces, are at present in Auckland. ' The Her. F. W. Norwood, honorary .secretary of tho Council of Churches of South Australia, the Rov. B. J. Knox, Rector of St. Luke's Adelaide, and Mr. A. Guthrie, of Victoria, who are shortly to take up Y.M.C.A. war work in France, are at prosent in Auckland.
Sergeant J. D. Beattie, who was recently awarded the Croix de Guerre by the King of Belgium, is an old Napier boy; being the youngest son of the late Mr. Thomas Beattie. He was born in Napier and was educated at the Marist Brothers' school. He joined the New Zealaud Permanent Artillery, and was stationed at Mount Cook Barracks when war was declared. He left New* Zealand with the Main Body, and saw a considerable amount of fighting in Gallipoli and France. .After the evacuation at Gallipoli lie was transferred to the West front, where he has fought' continuously 'evor since, on one occasion being severely gassed aud prostrated with shell shook.
Sergeant G. V. T. Mooro, who returned to New Zealand on duty by a recent transport, left with the Main Body of the Expeditionary Forces, and saw service on Gallipoli and in Egypt, and also in Franco, where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Prior to enlisting, Sergeant Moore was postmaster at Marton Junction. His many friends -will he pleased to 6eo him, if only for a well-earned spell.
Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., of Wellington, is temporarily acting as Stipendiary Magistrate at Palmerston in place of Mr. W. G. K. Kenrick, who is taking tho district embracing Marton ( Taihape, Ohakune, and intermediate towns.
Lieutenant Walter Frame, of I)unedin. has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery in the Navy. Lieutenant Frame enlisted and sailed with the Main Body of the' Australian Forces, and was at the lauding at Gallipoli. He also Baw service in France, for which he received tho Military Medal and bar. He has three brothers on active service. _
After boing nine months in camp, Sergeant J. Fanning, a well-known Wellington school teacher, has been discharged as unfit for active service..
Mr. J. J- Gamble, of Hill Street, has recoived advice that his son, Lieutenant Charles Gamblo, will return to New Zealand on duty towards the end of this month. Lioutenant Gamble, who is connected with the Paymaster's branoh of the service, left New Zealand with the Main Body.
Lioutenant W. H. Scoon, Assistant Provost Marshal for Canterbury, retiros from duty on March 28, and will be succeeded by Lieutenant, J. H. Gilmour.
Advice has been received at GreyHjouth that Gunner Percy Jory, formerly storeman in the Railway Department, was killed in action in France. A brother, Len, was killed at Gallipoli; another, Hughie, is fighting at the front, and William, another brother, is about to go into campj
Advice has boen received that Private'W. G. M'Pheo, of Masterfcon, and formerly manager for Mrs. Wrigloy at To Rangitumau, who left with a reinforcement about twelve months ago, has been severely wounded in tlio chest, left leg, and both hands, and has been admitted to hospital in England.
Mr. Selwyn Daws, of Lower Hutt, returned yesterday from Mount Egmont, where ho lias been spending a month for the benefit, of his health.
In succession to the late Dr. H. D. Bedford, Archdeacon Woodthorpo will for this year take charge of the classes in economics and the pass class in history at Otago University. Mr. G. D. Vcrooe, who for (several years has been the preaoher of the Church of Christ at Doncaster, has resigned the work there (says the Melbourne '"Herald"), and will shortly leave for Mataura, New-Zealand.
Tho death of Mr. William Scobio, sen., of Eastern Bush, Southland, is announced. Mr. Scobie was bom in Scotland 81 years ago, and was married on June 6, 1862, in Paisley, to Miss Gilmour, and sailed soon afterwards for Dunedin. After living for a short time in Dunedin, Mr. and Mrs. Scobie went to live at Merry Creek, Popotunoa, near Clinton, where Mr. Scobie wbb agricultural manager. They were amongst the first Bottlers to take up land at Wairuna. They sold out their holding there, and went to Eastern Bush, Waiau district, Southland, where they resided for 28 years. About 12 years ago Mr. Scobie went to Invercargill to live. Mrs. Scobie predeceased him sis years ago. Mr. Scobie has left four of a .family, all settlers in the Waiau—namely, ' Mrs. Donald M'Ltlren, Mrs. Malcolm Mount, Mr. William Scobie, jun., and Mr. John Scobie.
The Rev. E. Bishop, of Morrinsville, has received word that his son, Sergeant Claudo William Bishop, has been killed in Palestine. .Sergeant Bisliop, who ivas 23 years of age, waß attached to the Wellington Mounted Rifles, volunteering for service a few hours after war was declared. Leaving New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force, lie landed at Gallipoli in May, 1915, and went right through the campaign except for a few weeks, when he was in the Alexandra Hospital, suffering from dysentery. After his return to the Peninsula he experienced a great blizEard there—the memorable night when eight men of the Essex Regiment died of exposure. During the evacuation of the Peninsula he was one of 20 of his regiment told over to hold a trench for tho last three hours. Smco the evacuation of Gallipoli he has been at the Canal, Sinai, and finally in Palestine. His regiment was the first to enter Jaffa after its capture,_ and it was at this place that he received his promotion through the sergeant of his company being killed. Sergeant Bishop was farming at Marton previous to enlisting.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 144, 7 March 1918, Page 4
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